Makhul reported: Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, a man will seek the decision of Allah Almighty, and He chooses for him, yet he is displeased with his Almighty Lord. If he only waited to see the final result, he would find it is better for him.”
Source: al-Zuhd wal-Raqā’iq li-Ibn al-Mubārak 1627
عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ الْأَزْدِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَسْتَخِيرَ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَيَخْتَارُ لَهُ فَيَسْخَطُ عَلَى رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَلَا يَلْبَثُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ فِي الْعَاقِبَةِ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ
1627 الزهد والرقائق لابن المبارك
